Orchestra

16 Apr 2013

About three quarters of the way through this celebration by the Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra of the percussive aspects of big band jazz, Drum Jam founder Kumi Masunaga sashayed on to the stage...

3:59PM

Reviews: Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic

9 Apr 2013

Rarely does one find a Chinese classical concert on the theme of love without the overplayed Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto. The four works performed at last weekend's Hong Kong Chinese...

9:31AM

Doctors' orchestra plays for children

26 Mar 2013

Zenith Wu works with his hands. He's an aspiring surgeon, and recently he's been trying to be as nimble on the valves of his trumpet as he is with a scalpel.

3:16PM

Arts reviews

19 Mar 2013

Following The Truth About Lying in 2010, playwright Wong Wing-sze and director Lee Chun-chow have teamed up again for a biting and hilarious satire on the local arts scene.

10:22AM

Visiting orchestra pays musical homage to Taiwan's diversity

30 Nov 2012

Taiwan's top orchestra made its Hong Kong debut with a multi-media presentation showcasing musical styles as diverse as the island people it features.

3:48AM

San Francisco Symphony delivers Mahler from the top drawer

12 Nov 2012

San Francisco orchestra's Fifth Symphony was expertly judged and superbly delivered.

5:47AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

4 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

5 comments

4:27AM

Enchanting music from the 18th century

Mostly Baroque
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
July 14
City Hall Concert Hall

9:34PM

Refreshing departure has hall on a string

The Singing Violin
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
April 28
Cultural Centre Concert Hall

1:54PM

Beethoven 9 - The Moment of Farewell

Edo de Waart conducts soprano Lisa Larsson, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham (left), tenor Henry Choo, baritone Mark Schnaible, the Shanghai Opera House Chorus and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra...

1:00PM

Symphony of Christmas Angels

Guy Noble conducts Russian soprano Elvira Fatykhova, the HK Children's Choir, trumpet player Jon Dante and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra (above) performing works such as Handel's Let the Bright...

3:33AM

A dazzling interpretation of Mahler's grandest work

Mahler: Symphony of a Thousand
Taiwan Philharmonic, choruses, soloists
National Concert Hall, Taipei
October 10

This performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 could...

9:55PM

Showy guest artists put the Phil in the shade

Feng Ning's Paganini
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday
Cultural Centre Concert Hall

Excessive showmanship from guest artists hampered a crowd-pleasing...

9:30PM